The fifth seeded Warriors (26-3) will face fourth-seeded J.W. North at Woodbridge.

"We watched film of them and we thought they were really good," said Woodbridge Coach Pete Belanto. "They just have some talent and they keep playing.

"It's a credit to our kids; we were down, 11-2 and we didn't quit. Sarah (Lipton) got in foul trouble, I thought Patricia Zhao off the bench did a great job defensively and helped us and Shelby Davis had some great shots."

Lipton, with a strong finish, had 17 points while Davis added 13 points.

Robinson was the star of the night.

"She was incredible, she just kept hitting them," Belanto said.

Robinson scored 15 points in the first half to help Woodbridge move out to a 25-22 halftime lead. Then, she helped Woodbridge close out the game with nine points in the final quarter.

"It was such a great victory, we really stuck together," Robinson said. "We struggled early, so it really felt good to come back and just play as a team and Sarah got going and that's what we really needed.

"I felt good shooting and they played off of me so I just let it fly and it went in."

Lipton, who had just two points in the first three quarters after having to sit out part of the time with foul trouble, caught fire in the fourth quarter, scoring 15 points and sinking three, 3-pointers.

Woodbridge had what looked to be a comfortable 46-36 lead going into the fourth quarter.

But Perris (21-8) cut the lead to 61-59 on a 3-point field goal by Kathryn Thomas with 2:12 left.

Lipton was the difference down the stretch, hitting two free throws with 32 seconds left to put the Warriors ahead, 66-62, to seal the victory.

Robinson ended up making four free throws to end the game when a frustrated Perris team was called for two flagrant technical fouls.

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